It really has been awhile since I've written. Sorry to those of you that check frequently!
The past couple of weeks have been busy. The weekend before Halloween we headed up to Santa Rosa to visit Sherry and John. It was nice to spend time together, it had been a couple of months since we last saw them (they were in Scandinavia for 3 weeks). Alanna really enjoys spending time in their backyard. Here is a picture of Alanna and Sherry collecting birdseed for the feeder.
Alanna enjoyed Halloween this year. She and I headed down to Willow Glen with friends and went trick-or-treating in the morning. They hold a special event for little ones every year, where the shopkeepers stand outside their stores, and hand out candy from 10-12p. She enjoyed trying her first lollipop, it was a sticky situation!
I turned the big 3-0 the day after Halloween. We spent the morning with Susan and Dax, and then had take-out with Justin that evening. Justin and I are going to treat ourselves to an evening at a B&B in Glen Ellen as a joint birthday gift (his birthday is in December). We're planning to go in January or February. We celebrated with my Mom and Dad on Sunday, the 4th. Here is a picture of Alanna saying "cheese," for the camera.
I was supposed to go to NY and visit Grandma this weekend, but it got postponed until after all of the holidays. So, on Saturday we went to my favorite breakfast spot, The Cup and Saucer. It was delicious as ever! After breakfast we ran a couple of errands and then went to the park with Alanna. Susan, Brad, and Dax met us there, the kids had a great time playing, and we got to chat for a couple of hours. In the afternoon we headed down to Santa Cruz to visit my Dad (Mom is in NY). We spent the night and went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in the morning. Alanna loves to watch the sea otters and jellyfish. It was a lot of fun! Here's a picture of the Magers Family at the aquarium.
